Boynton commissioner hopeful city will get four acres for green space

It’s not December, but Boynton Beach City Commissioner Mike Fitzpatrick said last week felt like Christmas.

Fitzpatrick is passionate about greenways and creating more green space in the city. He’s been after four acres of land that Palm Beach County owns and hopes the city can buy it and use it as green space.

In January the commission approved a plan to offer the county $100,000 for the property between Interstate 95 to the west and Lake Ida to the east.

In May, Fitzpatrick told the commission the county put the land up for sale for $450,000. He said if the county didn’t get any bids, the county manager would recommend the property go to Boynton.

Fitzpatrick said he went to a bid opening last week for the property and no one placed a bid.

“As far as I know that means Boynton Beach is the last man standing,” Fitzpatrick said. “To me it felt like Christmas.”

Fitzpatrick said no plans have been made and he still has to speak with the county to see what the next step is.